But over the weekend at the International Video Game Hall of Fame (located in Ottumwa-freakin'-Iowa), officials announced that Mitchell had reclaimed the top "Donkey Kong" spot by scoring 1,062,800 points in the game.

The Twin Galaxies referees who oversaw the record-setting event say Mitchell also has officially set the world's highest score in "Donkey Kong Jr." with 1,270,900 points.

According to a press release from Twin Galaxies, referees were on hand to watch Mitchell go after the high scores at Boomers-Grand Prix Arcade in Florida. Though Mitchell's goal was to simply tackle "Donkey Kong" alone, he apparently decided to add one more notch to his belt.

"I remember a lot of celebration; hugs, kisses and a lot of hooting and hollering," Mitchell said of setting the latest "Donkey Kong" record. "Once that died down, I stood there looking at 'Donkey Kong Jr.' and thought ‘There’s one more thing I have to take care of.' "

How long did it take Mitchell to set these two records? For "Donkey Kong" it took 2 hours and 42 minutes, and for "Donkey Kong Jr." it took 3 hours and 58 minutes.

Mitchell isn't exactly known for being a humble sorta guy. He stopped playing "Donkey Kong" as soon as he had knocked Chien out of the No. 1 spot.

For this world championship, competitors played that classic Nintendo NES version of the game. Check out a video of the final round here and watch as Jonas Neubauer of Redondo Beach, Calif., defeats Harry Hong of Los Angeles to take home the title. (Thanks to Kotaku.com for the heads' up.)

We can only imagine the depths of the 'Tetris' effect these guys must experience on a daily basis.